San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-29
EDITORIAL BREVITIES

WHY are the drunkards and saloon
keepers and protectOnists, all united in
fighting high license. Do not all an
swer at once.
Houston claims to pass the rope
ahead" when it comes to three mile
heat. So long as the rope does not pass
over her head and find location near
her jugular she will get along.
The Paris News reaches the centre
sSying-"It looks as If the state OF Texas
had hired lot Of hands at So 90 n day to
quarrel with newspaper correspond
emit"
MOBILE, Alabama, made clean
sweep of her munic pal ticket with her
X. OF l.. broom. Every man on their
ticket was elected. Only three of these
were on the democratic paste boards.
Union is strength.
SOME Of the irreverent journals who
have no fear of war before their eyes,
wonder whether Barlow has stereoty ped
The line-"lt is Sunday. Go TO church !"
which appears In each Sunday mornings
issue.
FAIR Rosa Beauty Spot Temptation
rUuoh- MtNOt is the handle that South
Carolina cOlOred girl lifts her name by.
AS II handle II is ample, and might be
Ourtailed TO Paws OF"
COMPLAINT is made that no two jour
mails agree IN their Interpretation Of the
Interstate commerce bill The COMMITS
slOners recently appointed will relieve
L e uTn8ls of their responsibilities 10
this matter Of Interpretation.
IT Is said at the author Of the inter-
state commerce bill, CullOm, is only
waiting TO see how inter O. ate pans out
before Introducing an Interstate tele-
graph bill. The press of the country
would howl itself hOarse supporting
such a measure.
The Corpus Christi Caller registers on
the side Of temperance and morality and
law and order and good government,
but cannot see that these ends are TO be
attained through prohibitive legisla-
lion.
The Texas legislature Is getting ready
to go home next week. When they
make and carry their motion 10 adjourn
they will find tue whole state approving
their act. There will be no division Of
sentiment concerning the wisdom OF
that act.
The Alabama journals feel rest I've IN
der the color-phObia fOOllshness of the
Birmingham hotel keeper, who would
not permit Mr.. Sherman to be waited
upon by u delegation of cOlored people
The proprietor of the Florence house lie
being hauled over the Goals with sharp
toOthed rake.
GRIT and gas, backbone and elbow
grease, are the ingredients necessary TO
launch n full grown boom on the bosom
Of success In Texas. The gas 10 seldom
wanting, but the grit and backbone and
elbow grease do not always material
iZe.
THERE Is no event since the close of
our own war tLat has so stirred up the
sympathies Of our people as this stTug-
gle Of the Irish people for home rule.
Unlike so many Of the former move
ments Of that people, 1t Is so manfully
just and 30 herOioaIly and patiently con
tinued that it has won the admiration OF
all America.
New YORK, Pennsylvania. Missouri,
Illinois, Ohio and Dakota, all have high
license laws, and In these states there Is
no agitation over prohibition matters.
MissOuris revenue has Increased from
S5OO,OOO to Sl,500.000 under it's opera
tiOns, and does not desire any change,
nor do her legislature think it even nee
esssry to submit the prohibition amend
ment TO the people.